Alfred Molina

Born on May 24, 1953 in London, England, Molina was raised by his parents, both of whom fled their native countries - Spain for his father; Italy for his mother - because of World War II, winding up in London where they met and worked at a fancy hotel in the famed Mayfair district. Growing up in a working class neighborhood in Notting Hill, Molina decided to become an actor at nine years old after seeing "Spartacus" (1960) on the big screen. He performed with the National Youth Theatre company in London from 1969-1971, then later joined a children's theatre company touring the English countryside with a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1975). Two years later, he became a member of ... Continue Bio >>